| A | B |
|---|
| drifting | slow steady movement from one place to another |
| herald | to be a sign of something, a messenger |
| remote | far away from where other people live |
| suck a business under | cause a business to go bankrupt |
| mired | 'stuck' in a difficult situation. |
| dry up | to be gradually less of something |
| installment | a number of payments made over a period of time |
| entire | the whole of something |
| to snap up | to buy or obtain something quickly |
| to go belly up | to go bankrupt |
| to wipe out | to eliminate, cancel |
| to step in | to intervene, interfere |
| payback | return money that you borrowed |
| pay out | disburse, transfer money |
| to thrive | to become and continue to be successful |
| to shut down | the act of closing a business either temporarily or permanently |
| to get by | dealing successfully with a situation. |
